Shirt with coixar hold-down



Jan. 31, 1956 E. v. STATIA, SR

SHIRT WITH COLLAR HOLD-DOWN ARRANGEMENT Filed June 11, 1954 1. S m a V43. V

United States Patent SHIRT WITH COLLAR HOLD-DOWN ARRANGEMENT Edwin V."Statia, Sr.,.Detroit, Mich, assignor of-fifty per cent to Edward L. Chapman, Detroit, Mich.

Application June 11, 1954,1Seli1il1N0-W3'6fli1 Claims. '(Cl. 2-1'32) This invention relates .tomens -shirts an'd,"*in particular, means for causing the points or'forward corners of the collar to lie flat against the shirt during wear.

*One object of this invention isto provide'an improved shirt provided with simple "and effective means for holdingthepoints or front corners of the "collar firmly against the shirt, so that they willnot curl upward or o'therwise present an unsatisfactory appearance.

Another object is to provide a'shirt and cdllar'combination of the foregoing character having a self-adjusting action relatively to the clip or other holder w'hic'h 76X- tends between the collar and the shirt, thereby firmly holding the collar points downward against the shirt while at the same time providing some "relative sliding movem'ent between them.

Another object is to provide a shirtand "collar combination of the foregoing character w'herein ibot'h the shirt and the collarhave relatively ofiset holes into which an approximately U-shaped clip 'iszinserted on the inner side of the collar adjacent its points or "front corners so as to hold the points down in a self-adjusting manner 'while permitting freedom of motion .for .the necktie tor bow tie if used with the collar.

Another object is toprovide ashirtantl collar combination oft'he foregoing .charactertwherein the self-adjusting action of the collar and shirt relatively to one another permits the collar points to move either vertically or horizontally, both horizontally and vertically or even circularly, so as to find and retain their own positions on smoothing the collar with the hand.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description of the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a collar and the adjacent portion of a shirt, as equipped with the collar holddown arrangement according to one form of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged approximately vertical crosssection taken along the line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view similar to the lower portion of Figure 2, but with a slightly modified holddown clip; and

Figure 4 is a diagramatic fragmentary view of a portion of Figure 1, showing in dotted lines various positions which a collar point can assume in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, Figure 1 shows a mans shirt and collar unit, generally designated 10, equipped with the hold-down arrangement, generally designated 12, according to one form of the invention, as arranged between the collar 14 and the front 15 of the shirt body 16 having a back 17. The connection between the collar 14 and the shirt front 15 is made by an approximately U-shaped spring clip, generally designated 18. The shirt 10 is preferably of the collar-attached variety but the invention contemplates its use with a separately attached and detachable collar if so desired. As shown in Figure 1, the shirt body 16 has an upper edge 2,732,557 Patented Jan. 31, 1956 portion 20 to which thecollar 14 is secured. The collar 14 :has'inner and outer ou'tsi'de layers 22 and 24 respectively disposed substantially in fa'ce-to-face engagement {Figure 2) and bent reversely relatively to one another at the upper edge 26 of the collar 14, continuing downward therefrom in inner and outer inside layers 28 and 30 respectively. The upper edge'portion "20 of the shirt body 16 'isinserted between the outer and inner inside layers 30 and 28 "(Figure 2) and stitched or otherwise secured in position. The collar 14 thus formed hasa turned over lower edge 32 formingcorners or points 34 with the front edges 35 of the collar 14. 'Theshirt'fron't 15 is of course divided into two *parts 36 and 38 in the so-called coat shirt, these being interconnected by buttons 40 extending through the band '42 overlapping the halves 36 and 38.

The outside inner layer 22 and the shirt front halves 36 and 38 are provided with holes '44 and respectively which are offset vertically relatively to one another. Inserted through theseholes are the opposite arms 48 and 50 of the spring clip 18. The spring clip 18 as stated above is U-shaped and may be varied as to its form. The form shown in Figure 2 has the arms 48 and '50' joined to one another by a loop or bridge portion '52, and the arm 50 is of undu'latory or wavy form having multiple ridges 54 thereon.

The modified spring "clip, generally designated 56, -of Figure 3 :is similar to the spring clip 18 of Figure '2 except that ithas an additional prong "58 extending downward from the loop or bridge portion 52, the remaining portion being ofisirnilar construction and similarly numbered.

in itheiuse of the invention, the "user, after putting on theshirt 10, threads the necktie "60 (Figure 2*) if used, through "the "space between the outer and inner portions ofithe collar :(Figure 2) iand-ties itin theusual' way. 'He then :inserts the arms :48 and 50 of the spring clip '18 through .the holes 44fand 46 respectively (Figure "2), pushing the spring :clip :18 upward until the loop portion 52 arrives at the lower hole 44. The pull of the clip arms 48 and 50 toward one another in turn pulls the collar 14 toward the shirt front 15, holding the corners or points 34 firmly but yieldably and adjustably downward against the shirt front halves 36 and 38. This selfalignment or self-adjustment feature is permitted by the offset locations of the holes 44 and 46 relatively to one another, so that a limited self-aligning sliding action can take place between the outside collar portions 22, 24 and the shirt front portions 36 and 38. The collar 14 is meanwhile kept fiat at its points 34 by the stiffness of the arm 48 of the spring clip 18 extending upward into the space between the collar portions 22 and 24.

The use of the collar clip 56 of Figure 3 is similar to that of Figure 2, except that the additional prong 58 on the loop-shaped or bridge portion 52 extends downward inside the collar 14 and assists in preventing accidental coming out of the clip.

Thus from Figure 4 it will be seen that the present invention provides a self-adjusting action of the collar and shirt relatively to one another whereby the collar points may move either vertically or horizontally, both vertically and horizontally, or even circularly, so as to find and retain their own positions when the user smooths the collar with his hand. This enables the collar to adjust itself to asymmetries of the body even though shirts are made symmetrical. This is accomplished by reason of the fact that the U-shaped spring clip 18 slides in between the thicknesses of the collar and shirt, as described above, so as to give a full-floating action While still holding the collar ends or points flat against the shirt.

What I claim is:

1. A flatly-held shirt and collar unit comprising a shirt body having an upper edge portion for the neck of the wearer, a collar attached to said upper edge portion and having an outside part extending downwardly into close proximity to said shirt body and terminating in corner points at the front thereof, said outside part of said collar being composed of outer and inner layers of sheet material, said inner layer of said outside collar part having a hole therethrough near its respective corner point and said shirt body having a hole therethrough disposed approximately opposite the hole in said inner layer of said respective corner part, and an approximately U-shaped clip having a pair of elongated upwardly-directed arms inserted through said holes and a bridge portion interconnecting said arms at substantially the lower ends thereof.

2. A flatly-held shirt and collar unit comprising a shirt body having an upper edge portion for the neck of the wearer, a collar attached to said upper edge portion and having an outside part extending downwardly into close proximity to said shirt body and terminating in corner points at the front thereof, said outside part of said collar being composed of outer and inner layers of sheet material, said inner layer of said outside collar part having a hole therethrough near its respective corner point and said shirt body having a hole therethrough disposed approximately opposite the hole in said inner layer of said respective corner part but offset slightly relatively to one another, and an approximately U-shaped clip having a pair of elongated upwardly-directed arms inserted through said holes and a bridge portion interconnecting said arms at substantially the lower ends thereof.

3. A flatly-held shirt and collar unit comprising a shirt body having an upper edge portion for the neck of the wearer, a collar attached to said upper edge portion and having an outside part extending downwardly into close proximity to said shirt body and terminating in corner points at the front thereof, said outside part of said collar being composed of outer and inner layers of sheet material, said inner layer of said outside collar part having a hole therethrough near its respective corner point and said shirt body having a hole therethrough disposed approximately opposite the hole in said inner layer of said respective corner part but otfset slightly relatively to one another in an approximately vertical direction, and an approximately U-shaped clip having a pair of elongated upwardly-directed arms inserted through said holes and a bridge portion interconnecting said arms at substantially the lower ends thereof.

4. A flatly-held shirt and collar unit comprising a shirt body having an upper edge portion for the neck of the wearer, a collar attached to said upper edge portion and having an outside part extending downwardly into close proximity to said shirt body and terminating in corner points at the front thereof, said outside part of said collar being composed of outer and inner layers of sheet material, said inner layer of said outside collar part having a hole therethrough near its respective corner point and said shirt body having a hole therethrough disposed approximately opposite the hole in said inner layer of said respective corner part, and an approximately U-shaped clip having a pair of elongated upwardly-directed arms inserted through said holes and a bridge portion interconnecting said arms at substantially the lower ends thereof, one arm of said clip having an undulatory configuration.

5. A flatly-held shirt and collar unit comprising a shirt body having an upper edge portion for the neck of the wearer, a collar attached to said upper edge portion and having an outside part extending downwardly into close proximity to said shirt body and terminating in corner points at the front thereof, said outside part of said collar being composed of outer and inner layers of sheet material, said inner layer of said outside collar part having a hole therethrough near its respective corner point and said shirt body having a hole therethrough disposed approximately opposite the hole in said inner layer of said respective corner part, and an approximately U-shaped clip having a pair of elongated upwardly-directed arms inserted through said holes and a bridge portion interconnecting said arms at substantially the lower ends thereof, said bridge portion having a projection extending therefrom in a direction substantially opposite to the directions of said arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 453,537 Great Britain Sept. 14, 1936 

